Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-19

Clay Center claims a population OF
1000 souls.
Stockton and Concordia had heavy
rains recently.
The south part of La Fayette park
is now quite beautiful place.
Miss Luttrell is clerking for Saw
age in the postofice news stand.
Our band boys with their uniforms
on will present an imposing appear
ance.
The barn burned by the fire north
of town the other day belonged to
Mr.. Mckay.
Miss Lou S. Porter, of Ripley, o.,
has arrived in the city to reside with
her sister, Mrs. O.. J. Richards.
Edith Murphy, we are glad TO
learn, is better. She has been con-
fined with measles for some time.
If we had crossing from the
Union to Jake Millers we would now
have good walk to the Mo. PACING
depot.
Judging from its appearance the La
Crosse Democrat is prospecting. j. 81.
Tracy, formerly of this place, is the
editor.
The many friends of the new depot
scheme (pardon the word 'scheme")
will be glad to learn that it is growing
In favor.
Mr.. Porte Morrison expects his wife
home this week. she has been visiting
relations and friends in Missouri for
several weeks.
The family of MIR. William Boa ar
rived day or two since from Alder
son, West Virginia. Their home will
hereafter be at Great Bend.
The annual sunday school assembly
will meet this year at Ottawa, June
18th. Rev. Sam Jones, the great
southern rcvivalist, will be present.
Mr.. j. HOddish is here and will open
up wholesale fruit house next door to
Buckland's land Office, and being q
thorough business man will no doubt
do well.
The State Normal School of Empo-
ria has an attendance of 900 pupils.
Great Bend has it in her power to
build up normal here that will be as
great a success.
Messrs. Jones and Head, we learn,
will soon have their tract of land 1y-
ing east of town plated. The town
is rapidly spreading and this will
make elegant residence property.
Some men content from birth, their
modest life-course run, and only want
the earth and mortgage on the sun.
They'd live in quiet bliss and free
from all that mars, if they had the
solar system and the other stars.
II. Uden, of Odin, made us a visit
last Friday. Mr.. Uden is staunch
friend of the DEMOCRAT and we are
always glad to see his pleasant coun-
o tenaDce. He reports that with sea-
sonable rains from now on they vii
have fine crops in that section.
The amount of ties piled up at the
Santa Fe depot yards is enormous.
Thousands are already stacked up and
more arriving each day. They are
being sent out ON the Denver branch
very rapidly for the purpose of push
ing that through to its terminus.
Justice Wood, of the United States
Supreme Court. died in Washington
last Saturday. His death mad been
expected for some days. 1t is thought
by many that Attorney General Gar
land will be his successor. However
this is entirely suppOsitional, as the
President has given no intimation of
his preferences.
A special to the Hutchinson Ne,cs
from Dodge City says that the recent
letter from Commissioner Sparks in
which he says that no change of loca-
ton for the land office is contemplated
at the present time, was sent at the
urgent solicitation of the people of
Garden City. The correspondent
says that the word present" in that